Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 5, verse 17 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 5.17 · Tadbuddhayastadatmanastannishthastatparayanah
तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः ।
गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः ॥
tadbuddhayastadātmānastanniṣṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ |
gacchantyapunarāvṛttiṃ jñānanirdhūtakalmaṣāḥ ||
Translation
With their intellect fixed on that, their self merged in that, grounded in that and wholly devoted to it, their impurities washed away by knowledge, they reach the state from which there is no return.
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 5, Karma Sannyasa Yoga — “The Yoga of Renunciation”, which has 29 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 5.17 mean?
With their intellect fixed on that, their self merged in that, grounded in that and wholly devoted to it, their impurities washed away by knowledge, they reach the state from which there is no return.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 5.17?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 5, Karma Sannyasa Yoga (The Yoga of Renunciation).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.